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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Lars and the Real Girl”

Who do you star opposite Ryan Gosling to truly make his performance stand out? An anatomically correct sex doll. In Lars and the Real Girl we meet Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling), an awkwardly shy man who avoids social contact and obligations. When he introduces Bianca, the aforementioned sex doll, as his girlfriend to his brother,…
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Snippets Netflix Recommendations Aug. 15-21

What’s Ric been watching lately that’s worth your time on Netflix? Take a look at this week’s recommendations! Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey Alter Egos Safety Not Guaranteed Not Suitable For Children Battle Royale
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Battle Royale” vs. “The Hunger Games”

Some say you cannot compare apples and oranges. Well I can and will, in a manner of speaking. Both Battle Royale and The Hunger Games feature groups of young people set to compete against each other with the intent to be the last man standing. Battle Royale, being entirely in Japanese, crackles with the intensity of…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Not Suitable for Children”

I’m your doctor. You only have four weeks to find someone to have a biological child with, or you will never have one. Go. Such is the premise of Not Suitable for Children. Due to testicular cancer and complications with freezing his sperm, carefree Jonah (Ryan Kwanten) has just four weeks to find a woman willing…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Safety Not Guaranteed”

Are classified ads the appropriate place to find serious time traveling companions? No, but it does make for an adventurous premise. In Safety Not Guaranteed Darius Britt (Aubrey Plaza), a magazine intern, and her two coworkers are tasked with answering such an ad. By slowly uncovering the truth behind its writer (Mark Duplass), a comical mystery…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Alter Egos”

Are you looking for a superhero film in the vein of summer blockbusters like Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel and The Avengers? This is nothing like that. Alter Egos begins as a seemingly lighthearted parody in which superheroes are commonplace. So much so, that they are employed by the government as a…
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“Elysium” Review

Maybe I’m misremembering District 9, but I’m pretty sure it was a good movie. Sure it might blow up more humans into chunky, bloody smithereens than the average stomach should be able to stand, but it coupled its visceral action with a decent story, well drawn characters, and a powerful allegory about apartheid. Elysium fails to achieve…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”

Did you enjoy watching Sesame Street as a child? Your answer is yes and therefore you should watch this insightful documentary about Kevin Clash, the performer behind Elmo. His story is an inspirational one and we get to follow it from the beginning as a high schooler making puppets all the way to being one of…
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Trailer Reaction: “Monuments Men”

Part of what makes Good Morning Vietnam (1987) one of my favorite war movies of all time is that it revisits the war from a fresh, interesting perspective. Robin Williams is a radio DJ for the Armed Forces Radio Service based out of Vietnam. While he spends much of his time goofing around on air and…
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New Trailer for “Thor: The Dark World”

Every time I think I’m getting sick of superhero movies, Marvel reminds me that they know what they’re doing. The original Thor (2011) felt almost like it was afraid to embrace the absurdities of turning a Norse god into a super hero. It spent most of its runtime on Earth with a powerless Thor learning…
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